Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-07-01

In al from Northwestern Fuel
No- Sb2 SI,6E2 '5O
where their statement shows during the
same time they only sold him $50 tons and
$50 pounds at $S.75 per ton, 81 ,632s52, making
difference of $2,90s!SS.
MI. Colby. to account for this deficiency,
says that there was not enough money IN
some of the other appropriations and that
he had to use funds from the fuel fund and
others in order to carry out the several i'm
provenents. He kept statement of the
amounts used on outside improvements,
which he found the second day of his en-
animation, In which he claimed he had
used from the several funds $4.2H5 ZEN
hibit c. on improvements not provided
for.
He is an architect and builder, but he
could give no definite information as to the
cost OF amy other Improvements except
those given an his list AL OF the improve
ments given by Colby exhibit c. are IN
cluded in those claimed to have been COM
pleted by the special appropriation IN the
trustees report to Governor Pierce, No
yember 80, 1885:
Page !, Trustees Report: "Coal shed.
cost SS25, built out of the new building
fund of $4000."
Page d. Trustees Report: Three brick
cisterns, built with money appropriated,
$s .25a, to complete main building.
Page 8, Trustees Report: They claim to
have put in No. l system of sewerage at
a cost of Sd 800, just the amount .appropri-
ated t0I th at purpose. 4nthis-Statement he
claims to have spent $500 extra.
Page 4, Trustees Report: The trustees
claim that out of the $3,25O for completing
main building, the area walls were raised
and grading all done. Colby now claims
this cost extra $a25.
Page 5, Trustees Report: The trustees
claim that taking up the gas pipes and re-
laying the same was paid for out of $500
appropriated for repairs. Colby now
claims this was an outside matter and cost
him $22a.
They also claim storm houses were built
out of the same fund. Colby claims now
$40 extra and Sl45 for storm house on page
of trustees report, and 1856 for repairing
gas house. Here is $3.50 work on sewerage
over and above the appropriation (see page
and S Trustees Report) where they claim
it was done Tor 81 800. The above covers
all the extras in Cobby's statement and
amounts to ~ ,2s5, but by following the re-
port made bv the trustees these matters
have all been accounted for out of their ap-
propriate funds
The trustees claim to have given the re-
port of November 80, 1886, special atten-
ton, met several tines to consider it, and
that they considered it true and correct.
As the trustees could give no definite ac-
count of the separate cost of the improve
ments made, | sent James Kingsbury and
A. NJ. English, contractors and builders, to
make estimates of the cost of the several
improvements made under Cobby's man
agement, and l hereby submit the
sworn statement which shows that
out of the $3,250 appropriation all of the
several improvements made and enumer-
ated in their report of November 80, 1856,
ought to have been made at cost of S2~
1918: out of the $4,000 appropriation
S4,199S1; out of the $500 appropriation for
SOSlCO. ACTUAL COSl VI LIlc
ments made, $7,12SO5; appropriated for the
same $3.50; which ought to have left a
balance in those three funds of s1.921.95.
On the ground improvements fund Colby
claims to have accomplished everything on
the ground at cost of $2,5OO, just the
amount of the appropriation, including the
fountain and concrete walk. The concrete
walk was paid for out of the fund for en-
ployes wages, October 9, 1885, E.
P. Wilcox. $439.6O. In Cobby's voucher of
April 19, 1885, on improvement of ground
fund, he draws $500 for forest trees. Gen
eral Dewey, from wnom the same were
purchased, only received 800 and Colby
now says that is all he paid Dewey, but
that he drew on estimates. He further
says that they commenced planting as soon
as they could 60 to work in the spring, and
Dewey says that he had an understanding
with Colby as to the price..of the trees long
prior to the time he commenced to get them,
and they commenced planting by the mid
die Of April (no witness can give exact
date; and yet Colby, on April 10, 1886, es-